Modern Times
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Chords]
E 076454
[Intro]
Bm F#m Bm F#m
| | |
Bm F#m Bm F#m
| | |
[Verse 1]
Bm
Their star-light shone bright in the blackout
Bm
Like the beams of the usherette
A
But when the Big Bear bit deep after Yalta
E
There were those that came to forget.
Bm
They went out West for the screening
And they carried a sharp-tooth comb
A
In search of the double meaning
E
They were making the fur fly at home.
[Refrain 1]
D D A G
So get up! Go on! Grip that stand!
D G A
And press your hand to your heart
D D A G
Big Mac is asking the questions
D G
And this is only the start.
[Interlude]
Bm F#m Bm F#m
| | |
[Vers 2]
Bm
Now Mac came on hot and noisy
In his search for aid Uncle Joe
A
As they tracked him down to Tinsel Town
E
For Boise, Idaho.
Bm
And the folks that queued up for Coogan
Now queued up for the end of a myth
A
To sit open-mouthed at the newsreel
E
The night that Chaplin took the Fifth.
[Refrain 3]
D D A G
So get up! Go on! Grip that stand!
D G A
And press your hand to your heart
D D A G
Big Mac is asking the questions
D G
And this is only the start.
[Refrain 4]
D D A G
So get up! Go on! Grip that stand!
D G A
And press your hand to your heart
D D A G
Big Mac is asking the questions
D G
And this is only the start.
[Bridge]
D A
And the offers packed up for so many
D A
Dropped like a Wurlitzer into the pit
D A D
And what we got for the pain was more John Wayne
A G A G
And anything else that they saw fit.
[Vers 3]
Bm
Because when they needed to break resistance
And they could not go on using a fist
A
They took the cameras into the court-house
E
They circulated a list.
[Out]
D D A G
So get up! Go on! Grip that stand!
D G A
And press your hand to your heart
D D A G
Big Mac is asking the questions
D G
And this is only the start.
D D A G
So get up! Go on! Grip that stand!
D G A
And press your hand to your heart
D D A G
Big Mac is asking the questions
D G
And this is only the start.
How to play Modern Times
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.